Senator DAVIS proposed the following amendment (150R015.SP.TD):

Amend the bill, as and if amended, on page 1, by striking line 35 and inserting:

/ (1)as of January 1, 2021, thirty-seven states and the District of

Amend the bill further, as and if amended, on page 5, by striking line 25 and inserting:

/ cannabis with a tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of not more /

Amend the bill further, as and if amended, on page 14, by striking line 40 and inserting:

/debilitating medical condition at a location where /

Amend the bill further, as and if amended, on page 21, by striking line 17 and inserting:

/cannabis products intended for a qualifying patient. /

Amend the bill further, as and if amended, on page 24, by striking line 28 and inserting:

/dispensed the cannabis product. /

Amend the bill further, as and if amended, on page 50, by striking lines 16 through 31 and inserting:

/ Section 44-53-2470.(A) Each dispensary must contract with or employ at least one pharmacist, physician assistant, or nurse practitioner who is licensed by the State and who has completed a medical cannabis continuing education course approved by the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners. The continuing education course must include best practices regarding dosage, based upon medical conditions or symptoms, modes of administration, and cannabinoid profiles. The pharmacist, physician assistant, or nurse practitioner must be reasonably available during business hours to advise and educate patients, in person or by telemedicine and, in connection with providing such advice and education, shall be subject to being sued by a patient for negligence in the event that the pharmacist, physician assistant, or nurse practitioner violates the applicable standard of care. A pharmacist, physician assistant, or nurse practitioner may contract with multiple dispensaries. /